Introduction to the special series, The future of marine environmental monitoring and assessment

Traditional marine monitoring can be a resource-intensive process that often covers a network of sampling stations where data are collected manually by divers, or discretely using in situ water samples at different depths at fixed positions followed by laboratory analysis. As such, environmental status is often reported after a delay of months or years. However, things are set to change for the better. Recent advances in technologies, such as remote sensing, machine learning techniques, modeling for non-experts, acoustic monitoring, and intelligent integration of modeling and sensor measurements will revolutionize the future of marine environmental monitoring and monitoring systems. This special series touches upon some of the new technologies and models that may be an integrated part of ecosystem assessment and management in the future. Although technologies are being developed and integrated for marine monitoring around the world, the integration with ecosystem models is still in the early days. Still, this series highlights inspirational examples of the time ahead of us. (C) 2022 The Authors. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Society of Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry (SETAC).

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This article introduces new technologies and models that may be integrated into ecosystem assessment and management in the future, including remote sensing, machine learning, acoustic monitoring, and intelligent integration of modeling and sensor measurements. Although these technologies are being developed and integrated for marine monitoring worldwide, the integration with ecosystem models is still in its early stages.